Michael Young
Father First, and Community Advocate with over 28 years of Education, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Leadership and Operational Excellence Experience.
- Role
- Commissioner of African American Affairs at State of Nebraska
- Location
- Omaha, NE, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Young
Highly motivated team minded technology professional with extensive experience as a customer-focused leader with excellent analytical skills and an outstanding ability to translate business needs into technical solutions. Expertly developed scalable solutions that dramatically improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability. An effective leader who can work well in a fast-paced environment managing development, project and technical teams to complete deliverables promptly. Continuously pursues opportunities to take on challenges for further professional growth and is very active in the Omaha community.
Experience
Commissioner of African American Affairs
Jul 2025 — Present · Lincoln, NE, US
THE NEBRASKA COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020 TO ADVISE THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, AND TO ENGAGE WITH community leaders TO PROMOTE POLICY AND LEGISLATION THAT WOULD POSITIVELY AFFECT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES OF NEBRASKA.Our VisionWe envision a state where African Americans have access to the resources and opportunities necessary to experience prosperity and to contribute to their community.Our MissionThe mission of the Nebraska Commission on African American Affairs is to improve the social, economic, and political status of African American diaspora in the state of Nebraska through legislation, advocacy, education, and community engagement.Commission Functions:Promote state and federal legislation beneficial to the African American community in Nebraska;Coordinate programs relating to the African American community in Nebraska regarding housing, education, welfare, medical and dental care, employment, economic development, law and order, and related problems;Work with other state and federal government agencies and federal and state elected officials in the development of programs in areas mentioned in subdivision (2) of this section;Keep the Governor\'s office apprised of the situation in the African American community in Nebraska;Administer sections 1 to 7 of this act;Provide the public with information and education relevant to African American affairs in Nebraska; andDevelop programs to encourage the total involvement of African American people in activities for the common benefit of the African American community.
Education
Bellevue University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Metropolitan Community College
Business Administration and Management, General
Skills
- Data Center
- Network Security
- Disaster Recovery
- Virtualization
- Cloud Computing
- Enterprise Architecture
- Vmware
- Vendor Management
- IT Management
- High Availability
- Information Technology
- Voip
- Functional Requirements
- Managed Services
- Networking
- Cisco Technologies
- IT Strategy
- Sharepoint
- Databases
- Software Development
- IT Operations
- Network Administration
- Saas
- Cissp
- Integration
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Active Directory
- Wireless Networking
- System Administration
- Sdlc
- Security
- Enterprise Software
- Wan
- Troubleshooting
- Servers
- Dns
- Network Design
- Windows Server
- Visio
- Linux
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